Biography

Gerard Butler

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Scottish actor Gerard Butler is known for his roles in small-scale productions such as Mrs. Brown, the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, and Tale of the Mummy. The man of many talents is also a singer, producer, and musician.  

He starred as Count Dracula in the gothic horror film Dracula 2000 with Christopher Plummer and Jonny Lee Miller in year 2000. Let's know more about his early life, education, career, net worth, and personal life with some interesting facts through the article.

Early Life And Education Of Gerard Butler: Age, Parents, Childhood

Gerard Butler was born with his birth name Gerard Butler was born on 13 November 1969. Currently, Gerard is 49 years old in his age as of February 2019 and he was born in Paisley, Scotland.

Butler is a Scottish actor and he has been a part of various stage programs, films, and televisions right after his completion of his education in law. Gerard is belonging to the Scottish in Nationality with the citizenship of the British.

Butler is the child of his parents Margaret who was a belonging of Irish descent and his father Edward Butler who was a bookmaker. Moreover, he is the youngest child in his family. His parents got divorced when he was 18 months old and his mother later moved back to Scotland. He was raised by his grandmother.

Gerard completed his schooling at St. Margaret High School and he was a very good student in his study. He studied law subject for his graduation and pursued a degree from the University of Glashow. During this time he once attended the Scottish Youth Theatre and from the very place, he got interested in the field of the acting industry when he was a teenager.

He never saw his father until he was 16 years old and he got a chance to meet him later within the Glasgow restaurant where the very moment both of them were happy and rolling down their tears of happiness. Later, his father died because of cancer and he later stated that his father was the sole person who guided him more towards his professional ongoing living. 

Gerard Butler's Career

Gerard is the proper handler of both of his professional careers in the legal field as well as acting. Gerard is known by his nickname as Gerry also and his full name is Gerard James Butler.

His trademark is Scottish accent and gravelly, commanding voice made him his signature relay. His living is both in Los Angeles as well as Glasgow. He stated he has never used alcohol neither ever tried it. He has an absent profile about his married life, affair in his bio that is only clarified towards his career aspect him.

Gerard took a position as a trainee lawyer at an Edinburgh law firm. However, he continued to stay out late drinking and he frequently missed work because of this. One week before he qualified as a lawyer, he was fired. At the age of 25  and an unqualified lawyer, Butler moved to London to pursue his dream of becoming famous. He admitted, "When I started out, I'm not sure I was actually in it for the right reasons. I wanted very much to be famous."

Millionaire Gerard Butler's Net Worth And His Earning

As of February 2019, Gerard has a whopping net worth of $30 million. The superstar ama s sed this net worth by acting in the industry for more than 20 years. With films like 300, Hunter Killer, and The Phantom of the Opera. 

Although there is no information about his earnings in the media the salary of a top actor is more than $100 hourly. However, an actor of his stature and talents earns somewhere in the millions per year. 

Check out the list of his movies box office earnings which has earned a ma s sive amount in the worldwide collection;

Movies Box Office Collection
Den of Thieves $44.947 million
The Bounty Hunter $67 million
The Ugly Truth $88 million
300 $210 million

As per the source, his movie's total lifetime gross is $1,725,106,981. 

Gerard Butler's Personal Life: Does He Have A Wife?

Gerard loves making new friends and he is very much fond of traveling. For him, his best traveling destination is Paris and New York during his free time, and loves spending the moment over there with his close ones. Gerard also loves spending his time with his pet dog Joshu. 

As of February 2019, he is dating Morgan Brown. The man with the ruggedly handsome looks and charm has dated superstars like Naomi CampbellRosario Dawson Jasmine Burgess, Cameron Diaz, and Jennifer Aniston.

Gerard is 6 feet 2 inches tall in his height and his weight looks absolutely stunning along with the comparison with his height. His pictures can be seen and downloaded on social sites and the internet and his net worth are around $30 million American dollars that are proposed as an increased amount as previously it was only $25 million dollars with a high salary.